(Published In 1887.)

The accompanying illustration shows the plumbing fixtures of the barber shop in the Quincy House.

Boston. This room is very elaborate in its appointments. The floor is of black and white marble. The walls for 3 feet 6 inches high are covered with pan. eled white marble, finely polished; above the marble the walls are covered with mirrors. The ceiling is covered by mirrors and stained and ornamental glass set in lead frames. The chandeliers are of special design, with a one-light fixture, which hangs in front of each chair. About 3 feet from the floor in front of each chair a marble slab 16 inches wide is contintied quite round the room; it rests on turned and fluted polished marble legs. In this slab a small individual basin is set a little to the right of each chair supplied by hot and cold water. The supplies and traps are of polished brass. These pipes and traps are in full view, and in a few moments can be uncoupled in case of accident. The pipes have brass plates where they pass through the marble. Back-air vents are on the other side of the wall.

DETAILS IN QUINCY HOUSE BARBER SHOP, BOSTON, MASS.

In the middle of the room are four large basins set in one white marble slab which rests on four legs with brass supply and traps, the same as the individual bowls. These basins are for shampooing purposes only. The supply cocks for this fixture are from a special design. It is claimed that the hot and cold water can be readily regulated to the desired temperature without causing the customer the usual annoyance of changes from hot to cold unless great care is observed by the workman. The difficulty of ventilating the traps of the shampooing fixture was overcome by using a 2-inch wrought-iron pipe which passes from the traps through the center of the fixture and through the ceiling. This pipe has inside of it a small gas pipe which lights the fixtures by four brackets.

The architect was Mr. Samuel J. F. Thayer, and the plumbers were Messrs. Tucker & Titus, all of Boston.